Taillefer Rocks

Taillefer Rocks

Map of Taillefer Rocks and Schouten Island
Taillefer Rocks Location of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania
Geography
Location	East coast of Tasmania
Coordinates	42°21′36″S148°18′36″E / 42.36000°S 148.31000°E / -42.36000; 148.31000
Archipelago	Schouten Island Group
Adjacent to	Tasman Sea
Total islands	3
Area	15 ha (37 acres)
Administration
Australia
State	Tasmania
Local government area	Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Freycinet National Park

The Taillefer Rocks, part of the Schouten Island Group, are three small, rugged, granite islands, with a combined area of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula and lies within the Freycinet National Park. ^{[1] [2]}

Flora and fauna

This is one of the few islands where Oyster Bay pines occur.

Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, fairy prion and common diving petrel. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink, spotted skink and mountain dragon. Australian fur seals haul-out there in small numbers. ^[2]

See also

• Australia portal
• Islands portal

• Protected areas of Tasmania
• List of islands of Tasmania

References

1. "Schouten" (Map). Tasmap. Tasmania: Mapping Division, Tasmanian Government. 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
2. Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; Halley, Vanessa (2001). Tasmania's Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Hobart: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN   978-0-7246-4816-0.